One very cool day in the spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing, and I, nine years old, was   1   the horse．I didn't do the  2   very well as it was rather cold．It was a little   3   than I could do to manage the task．

"Dad," said I, "how long   4   I stay in field?"

"About an hour，" he answered．

    An hour  5   a great while and I said, "I  6   I could go home now-my   7   aches."

    "I am very sorry," said my father, "but can't you   8  till it is time to go home for dinner?"

    "I think not－my headache is getting to be pretty   9  ."

    "Well," said he,   10   me off the horse, doubting my disease was rather in my heart than my head, "you may go home．I don't want you to work  11  you are sick．Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb（大黄）．Tell her that I think it will   12   you much!"

    There was no choice．I went home, of course, and I had to offer the   13   to my mother．I told her,   14 , that I thought my head was better,   15   not to take the terrible   16  ．But it was of no use and it was too late．She understood my case as   17   as my father did．She knew well enough my   18   was laziness．So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it．Dear me! How bitter it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than to be doctored in that way．Since then I never told another   19  .

    Honesty is the best policy． 20   it, though there is another and a better reason．

1．A feeding                    B．riding                 C．handling              D．controlling

2．A adventure                B．situation              C．career                 D．task

3．A less                        B．better                 C．more                   D．rather

4．A must                       B．can                    C．should                 D．would

5．A seemed                   B．kept                   C．waited                D．equaled

6．A think                       B．wish                   C．believe                D．plan

7．A hand                       B．leg                     C．head                   D．heart

8．A argue                      B．develop               C．work                  D．stay

9．A serious                    B．normal                C．simple                D．pleasant

10．A putting                  B．taking                 C．falling                 D．seeing

11．A because                 B．if                       C．before                D．unless

12．A make                    B．protect               C．devote                D．benefit

13．A news                    B．excitement           C．match                 D．message

14．A but                       B．and                    C．however             D．then

15．A hoping                  B．deciding              C．considering          D．expressing

16．A drink                     B．medicine             C．juice                   D．soup

17．A soon                     B．long                   C．well                   D．total

18．A opinion                  B．similarity             C．difficulty            D．disease

19．A lie                         B．speech                C．story                   D．joke

20．A Bring in                 B．Watch out            C．Depend on           D．Get away from

Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his  students.The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems.His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient.He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt.The patient smiled and said everything was all right.Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat.The patient said that he had no desire to eat.
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing.
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no.
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.
"If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said.
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious.Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received.
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat.One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals."
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said.
"Very well," the doctor said."You might want to try the same method in the kitchen.It won’t be easy, but I can help you.Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it.Or he’ll be killed by hunger.By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish.If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him."
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power.It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.

1. 1.

   The patient had no desire to eat because         .

   1. A.
      he was not hungry
   2. B.
      he was seriously ill
   3. C.
      he was given special meals
   4. D.
      he was not satisfied with the food
2. 2.

   According to the passage, we can conclude that       .

   1. A.
      the patient’s native language was Spanish
   2. B.
      the patient’s illness was caused by hunger
   3. C.
      Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient
   4. D.
      the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient
3. 3.

   Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?

   1. A.
      Cold.
   2. B.
      Considerate.
   3. C.
      Curious.
   4. D.
      Careless.
4. 4.

   What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff  wanted to tell his students in this case?

   1. A.
      Doctors should be good at foreign languages.
   2. B.
      Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.
   3. C.
      Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.
   4. D.
      Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.

Is there anything more important than health？I don’t think so.You can’t be good at your studies or work when you are ill.

If you have a headache，or a bad cough，if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold，I think you should go to the doctor.

The doctor will examine your throat，feel your pulse，take your temperature，sound your heart and lungs.After that he will advise some treatment，or some medicine.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.

Speaking of doctor’s advice，I can’t help telling you a funny story.

An old man came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness，memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.

He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat，drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.In other words，the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure，drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.”The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again，he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.He looked cheerful and happy.

He thanked the doctor and said that he_had_never_felt_a_healthier_man.

“But you know，doctor，”he said，“it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

1.The writer thinks that ________.

A．health is more important than wealth

B．work is as important as studies

C．medicine is more important than pleasure

D．nothing is more important than money

2.The doctor usually tells his patient what to do ________.

A．without examining the patient

B．after he has examined the patient

C．if the patient doesn’t take medicine

D．unless the patient feels pain

3.The underlined part means“________”.

A.  he was feeling better than ever

B．he wasn’t a healthy man

C．he was feeling worse than before

D．he will be well again

4.From the last sentence of the passage，we learn the man ________ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A．was a heavy smoker                     B．didn’t smoke so much

C．didn’t smoke                           D．began to learn to smoke